The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-02
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Good care makes good luck with
stock.
-Borax water whitens and softens
the hands.
TO freshen velvet hold the wrong
side over boiling water
Small fruits are greatly benefited
by dressing of wood ashes.
The rose is a hearty feeder and
thrives under annual manuring.
Root cuttings of blackberries are
much better to propagate from than
suckers.
Clean straw or sawdust is better
than manure to bank the cellar wall
and windows.
In selecting seed corn from the
stock save only those ears that have
loosely-ftting husks and slender
stalks.
-sprinkling salt on the tops and at
the bottom of garden walls is said to
keep snails from climbing up or down.
Farm, Field and Stockman.
-Hickory-Nut Cake.-One cup of
sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half
cup milk, two cups flour. one cup nuts
broken up and two eggs. Boston
Budget.
Fried Cakes. Two eggs, two cups
of sugar, six tablespoonful of melted
lard, three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one and half cups of milk
Exchange.
Cottage Pudding - One cup of
sugar, one egg, one cup of sweet milk,
three tablespoonful of melted butter,
one tablespoonful of baking powder,
two and one-half cups of flour Bake
about forty minutes. Eat with sauce
while warm.-Farmer and Manufact-
Hrer.
-Waff1es should be made quickly
and beaten thoroughly. Always add
the whites of the eggs just before
baking. Butter is much better than
lard for shortening. Never use sugar
IN waffle batter, as it tends to make
them heavy and tough. Waffle batter
should be very thin.-InaianapoIts
Journal
The cost of a pound of pork is
about six cents, while q pound of
chicken costs about eight cents; but the
prices obtained for the chicken are so
much greater that the profit is nearly
twice as much as that on pork, which
may be put down to the fact that the
chicken is also a prod ucer of eggs as
well as of flesh. Troy Times.
The american Garden says it is
about time that we should stop speak
ing and writing about roots seeking"
their food, just as if they possessed in
telligence. The multiplicity of roots
in fertile spots is due solely to the
extra stimulus thereat to freer growth
than at more sterile points. Where
there is more food of course there is
more growth, other things being
equal.
Oyster Soup.-Pour one quart of
boiling water into skillet; then one
quart of sweet milk, stir in one teacup
Of rolled cracker crumbs, seasoned
with pepper and salt to taste. When
all come to a boil, add one quart of
fresh oysters; stir well, to prevent
scorching; add q lump of good butter
about the size of an egg; let it boil up
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Free Press.
Almost daily complaints are heard
of seeds that did not grow and seeds
that produced something different
from what was bargained for, and it
often happens that large part of the
years labor and consequent income is
lost. Any thing that will compel
fruit-growers and gardeners, whether
for home or market, to raise their own
seeds and buy a smaller number of
famous new, but worthless, plants will
be for their interest. st. Paul Pioneer
Press.
French Omelette. - Four eggs,
three tablespoonful of milk, one tea
spoonful of sweet herbs chopped fine
(parsley, lemon thyme, marjoram;
dried herbs in the winter), two tea
spoonfuls of grated cheese, three
ounces of butter Beat up the eggs,
then add the milk, HERDS and cheese;
put the butter into a frying-pan; let
boil until it sputters, then pour in the
omelette, stir it round carefully one
way until it thickens, then shake it up
little that it does not stick to the
pan and serve up hot. Montreal W.T.
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